The start of May helped usher in the long, five-month stretch of hockey-less days for fans of the Philadelphia Flyers. While that extended time away from the ice does not mean a total absence of news regarding the team — the draft, free agency, development camp and the preseason all populate the upcoming calendar — it does cut down on the Flyers-related minutiae that can be discussed on a daily basis.

To ensure that fans continue to get their fill of analysis on a weekly basis, The Athletic Philadelphia is launching our “Season in Review” series, which will extend throughout the offseason. Each week, I plan to spotlight players who spent the bulk of the 2017-18 season on the Flyers roster, place their years in perspective, and set the stage for what comes next in terms of their futures with Philadelphia.

Since we have the benefit of five months to break down the entire roster, the early portion of the series will focus on players who will...